Chapter 490 Conspiracy in the Southern Hemisphere

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Australia is one of the major British colonies with the strongest atmosphere of war. During World War I, Australia had a population of three million, and 400,000 soldiers went to the battlefield when conscription began. During World War II, Australia used a population of more than 7 million to form an army of 950,000. Australia's current population is 8.2 million.

This also includes the 500,000 European immigrants who immigrated to Australia in the post-war years. One out of fifteen people in Australia is a new immigrant in the past five years, and the majority are British. Naturally, the visit of the Crown Prince and his wife is so popular. That's all.

It was getting late, and Princess Margaret was almost pushed out of the room by Pamela Mountbatten.

"Ellen is tired from flying and needs a rest. It's strange that you guys know how to rest." Princess Margaret sulked, and the scene in Newfoundland began to replay in her mind. Her head was so clear that she couldn't fall asleep.

Is the princess still so nasty? Alan Wilson just took a shower and slept with his fiancée. And Pamela Mountbatten is obviously more proactive, so what can be done?

In Alan Wilson's view, Canberra's urban planning is actually much better than London's. After all, Canberra is a new city compared to London, and it lives in a completely different era, which will naturally cause this effect.

The so-called infrastructure maniacs are not so much talented as they are racing against time. Because when the income level rises, the existing infrastructure will also take shape, and the maintenance cost of the existing infrastructure will become higher and higher. It will be much more difficult to think about any substantial improvement in the future, and it is not uncommon for it to be surpassed by emerging countries in the future a hundred years later.

Canberra, which is now much better than London, will definitely be surpassed by Tokyo in another thirty years. In terms of hardware, Tokyo in the 21st century will also begin to lag behind Chinese cities. When another country starts infrastructure construction from scratch, the newly built cities will surpass the original well-known cities.

The current attraction of Canberra and Australia as a whole to European immigrants is absolutely real.

Strictly speaking, Alan Wilson's leave has not yet expired, but the location of the leave has been changed from Europe to Australia. By the way, a telegram was sent to ask the British High Commissioner for Malaya, Gerald Edward, to come to Canberra as a guest.

The latter also arrived happily and became the second passenger of Comet 1. He couldn't stop praising him after getting off the plane. It was obvious that he was very optimistic about Comet 1. "This is really a perfect experience and the journey is very comfortable."

Gerald Edward said it was a perfect flying experience. The entire journey was comfortable and smooth, the service was superb, and the food on board was also very delicious.

"fine,

fine! "Alan Wilson nodded humbly, then poked his fiancée, and Pamela Mountbatten immediately introduced the situation of the Comet.

Maybe the future air routes in Malaya will depend on the High Commissioner of Malaya in front of her. Pamela Mountbatten, reminded by Alan Wilson, immediately tried to establish contacts. This was the missing piece of her network, which was far from adequate for this bureaucratic class.

As long as there are no major problems with the Comet, Alan Wilson feels that except for the Americas, which does not include Canada, the remaining places can compete face-to-face with Boeing! Well, except Japan.

The oligopolization of the civil aviation market in later generations is very obvious. Boeing is undoubtedly the number one, with a share of 10% more than the second-placed Airbus. The two passenger aircraft account for nearly 90% of the global share.

If the competition starts now, Comet will definitely have a few years of first-mover advantage. The US market will still be difficult to enter, and even the American market is difficult. But in other places, it will be a matter of competition to see who has the bigger base.

Dozens of colonial commissioners spread far and wide can definitely solve a large part of the Comet's sales problem. As for the British countries such as Australia and Canada, although the national power of the United States has surpassed that of the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom, where the tiger skin is still there, is not necessarily less influential than the United States.

Pamela Mountbatten, who was reminded by her fiancé, of course immediately understood that a lot of the company's performance depended on these colonial commissioners.

When Alan Wilson invited the current Malayan Emperor to come, he naturally wanted to talk about the issue of insufficient iron ore development. In fact, this problem can be more extensive. For example, the island of New Guinea, which is still controlled by Australia and the Netherlands, has an area of ​​7.8 million square kilometers. Not to mention 600,000 prisoners of war, even 6 million can be eaten. Down.

However, compared with the unobstructed view of northwest Australia, if Japanese prisoners of war ran to the island of New Guinea, no one would know if something really happened.

"Japanese prisoners of war?" Gerald Edward looked surprised. "Will the United States find a way to release us?"

"The situation is no longer the same, especially considering that the situation in the Far East has changed in favor of the Soviet Union. The United States may look at Japan differently. Americans are like this. As long as they think about it themselves, they don't care what others think." Alan Wilson shrugged He said, "So we will allocate some prisoners of war to the Netherlands, Australia and even Portugal. There may still be discussions on this matter. The United States will persuade them one by one. It will take time, right? When the time comes, everyone will have their own words. There are many people talking and they have to take care of all aspects. The benefits will come out in time."

It can be said that at this time, no one understood the significance of Japan to the United States better than Alan Wilson. He had seen the development in the next few decades and had a deeper understanding of the significance of the United States controlling Japan.

Because the entire Western Pacific defense line is built with Japan as the core, U.S. decision-makers have always regarded Japan as the cornerstone of Asian stability and regard maintaining the U.S.-Japan alliance as an untouchable bottom line. Just imagine if the U.S.-Japan alliance collapses, the U.S. military withdraws from Japan, and China and Japan move towards unity, the U.S. military stationed in South Korea will be the turtle in the urn, and Southeast Asian countries will lack support, and Guam will also be in danger.

As a result, the Western Pacific defense line will collapse across the board, and Europe, which has long been dissatisfied with the United States, will take advantage of the situation and expel the U.S. military. U.S. world hegemony will then collapse and shrink back to the scope before World War II. From a realistic perspective, Japan can be said to be the basis for ensuring US hegemony.

Japan has no ability to break away from the control of the United States, except for population and nominal GDP, whether it is corporate profits, labor efficiency, and some side data, such as pensions, productivity, and other data. Among European countries, Japan is at the level of Spain, even worse than Italy.

The so-called second place in the world in the 1980s was entirely supported by a population of more than 100 million. Except for the Soviet Union, there was no country in Europe with such a large population. It takes eight hours of work in European countries, and it takes 12 hours for Japan, including South Korea, to catch up.

Among the so-called seven major industrialized countries, Japan is actually the last one, but compared to other countries with a population of only 40 to 50 million people, Japan is very dominant in terms of total population. Later, it expanded and was weakened by the Plaza Accord.

However, although Alan Wilson believes that Japan is a Spain three times the size, it cannot make it easy for him. The return of 600,000 working-age workers will definitely be a great help.

Since the British colonies may be put under pressure, dispersing these prisoners of war can also draw closer relationships with other colonial countries, especially Australia.

"If we take the initiative to propose that some of the prisoners of war of the Southern Army be sent to the island of New Guinea controlled by the Netherlands and Australia to build the place in the name of atonement, I think Australia and the Netherlands will not refuse. After all, the Japanese Southern Army fought in World War II , but what makes the two countries very dissatisfied is that if Japan had not challenged the local colonial order, the suppression in the East Indies would not have left the Dutch helpless."

From the perspective of the colonists, Alan Wilson's words have made it quite clear. It is best for the prisoners of war of the Japanese Southern Army not to go back and be digested directly internally.

"This is a big deal!" Gerald Edward hesitated. There are 600,000 prisoners of war. This is not a small number.

"We can let the Dutch propose it, and then let the Portuguese in Timor agree. If someone starts it, the Australians will definitely agree." Alan Wilson said this and looked at his fiancée.

"As long as there is this rumor, I will talk to the Australian parliamentarians." Pamela Mountbatten received the signal and said that everything was taken care of by her. At the same time, she added fire to Gerald Edward, "New Guinea Island It is said that there are traces of copper mines. I was about to send an exploration team there, but the environment on the island is harsh. If there is a disciplined construction team to build, I believe it will be a good thing for everyone. If a copper mine is really found, then Mr. Gerrard, who helped this time, should undoubtedly get his own share."

Pamela Mountbatten had just discovered a large iron mine in Australia. Now the whole country of Australia is discussing it. Of course Gerald Edward also knows about it.

Now Pamela Mountbatten is simply the daughter of General Mountbatten. She already has her own place in popularity, otherwise no one would want to poach her.

"Wow!" The smile on Gerald Edward's face flashed away, and he said with a sense of justice, "As for the destruction caused by the Japanese Southern Army in Southeast Asia, it is definitely not limited to Malaya. It is also very normal to atone for one's sins through work. .”

"It's very normal." Alan Wilson agreed following the other person's words.

"It is reasonable and reasonable for us to give some compensation to the Netherlands, Australia and even Portugal." Gerald Edward said hesitantly, "It is all for the sake of peace."

"It is of great significance to peace." Alan Wilson nodded in agreement, and Pamela Mountbatten followed suit.

"Then just wait for my good news. I will talk to the Dutch first." Gerald Edward began to tell his thoughts. The room was full of whispers, and from time to time a knowing laugh came out.

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